Child mortality vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Guinea
Guinea: Child mortality vs. CO₂ emissions per capita was 9.21 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Guinea, 1950–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Guinea stood at 9.21 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Guinea peaked at 35.58 deaths per 100 live births in 1952 and was at its lowest, 9.21 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Guinea ranks 6th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 35.36 deaths per 100 live births | 34.84 deaths per 100 live births | 35.58 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1960s | 33.57 deaths per 100 live births | 32.38 deaths per 100 live births | 34.67 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 30.48 deaths per 100 live births | 28.59 deaths per 100 live births | 32.1 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.99 deaths per 100 live births | 23.87 deaths per 100 live births | 28.1 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.37 deaths per 100 live births | 17.26 deaths per 100 live births | 23.34 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.17 deaths per 100 live births | 12.44 deaths per 100 live births | 16.57 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.4 deaths per 100 live births | 10.54 deaths per 100 live births | 12.22 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.76 deaths per 100 live births | 9.21 deaths per 100 live births | 10.29 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 3 Somalia 10.11 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 4 Chad 9.73 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 5 South Sudan 9.67 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 7 Sierra Leone 9.05 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 8 Central African Republic 8.97 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of Congo 8.97 deaths per 100 live births compare
More climate change data for Guinea
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.3% (2100)
- Population growth 2.3% (2025)
- Population, total 15.10 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.5% (2025)
- Urban population 5.82 million (2025)
- Urban population 38.5% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.2729 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 105.94 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.2729 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.2729 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Guinea?
- Child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Guinea was 9.21 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 35.58 deaths per 100 live births in 1952.
- What is the lowest child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.21 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Guinea rank for child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita?
- Guinea ranks 6th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .